diff --git a/eeschema/sch_connection.cpp b/eeschema/sch_connection.cpp
index 02542335fb..d98e824b37 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_connection.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_connection.cpp
@@ -631,6 +631,88 @@ bool SCH_CONNECTION::ParseBusGroup( wxString aGroup, wxString* aName,
 }
 
 
+wxString SCH_CONNECTION::PrintBusForUI( const wxString& aGroup )
+{
+    size_t   groupLen = aGroup.length();
+    size_t   i = 0;
+    wxString ret;
+    int      braceNesting = 0;
+    int      tildeNesting = 0;
+
+    // Parse prefix
+    //
+    for( ; i < groupLen; ++i )
+    {
+        if( isSuperSub( aGroup[i] ) && i + 1 < groupLen && aGroup[i+1] == '{' )
+        {
+            braceNesting++;
+            i++;
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if( aGroup[i] == '~' )
+        {
+            if( tildeNesting )
+            {
+                tildeNesting = 0;
+                continue;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                tildeNesting++;
+            }
+        }
+        else if( aGroup[i] == '}' )
+        {
+            braceNesting--;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ret += aGroup[i];
+
+        if( aGroup[i] == '{' )
+            break;
+    }
+
+    // Parse members
+    //
+    i++;  // '{' character
+
+    for( ; i < groupLen; ++i )
+    {
+        if( isSuperSub( aGroup[i] ) && i + 1 < groupLen && aGroup[i+1] == '{' )
+        {
+            braceNesting++;
+            i++;
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if( aGroup[i] == '~' )
+        {
+            if( tildeNesting )
+            {
+                tildeNesting = 0;
+                continue;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                tildeNesting++;
+            }
+        }
+        else if( aGroup[i] == '}' )
+        {
+            braceNesting--;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ret += aGroup[i];
+
+        if( aGroup[i] == '}' )
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 bool SCH_CONNECTION::IsSubsetOf( SCH_CONNECTION* aOther ) const
 {
     if( aOther->IsNet() )
diff --git a/eeschema/sch_connection.h b/eeschema/sch_connection.h
index 8007d58eb5..c929eb8b13 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_connection.h
+++ b/eeschema/sch_connection.h
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ public:
         return m_members;
     }
 
+    static wxString PrintBusForUI( const wxString& aString );
+
     /**
      * Returns true if aOther is a subset of this connection or vice versa.
      *
diff --git a/eeschema/tools/sch_line_wire_bus_tool.cpp b/eeschema/tools/sch_line_wire_bus_tool.cpp
index 385c2028dd..ef0ced3eb1 100644
--- a/eeschema/tools/sch_line_wire_bus_tool.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/tools/sch_line_wire_bus_tool.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ private:
         for( const auto& member : connection->Members() )
         {
             int id = ID_POPUP_SCH_UNFOLD_BUS + ( idx++ );
-            wxString name = UnescapeString( member->LocalName() );
+            wxString name = SCH_CONNECTION::PrintBusForUI( member->LocalName() );
 
             if( member->Type() == CONNECTION_TYPE::BUS )
             {
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ private:
                 for( const auto& sub_member : member->Members() )
                 {
                     id = ID_POPUP_SCH_UNFOLD_BUS + ( idx++ );
-                    submenu->Append( id, UnescapeString( sub_member->LocalName() ), wxEmptyString );
+                    name = SCH_CONNECTION::PrintBusForUI( sub_member->LocalName() );
+                    submenu->Append( id, name, wxEmptyString );
                 }
             }
             else
diff --git a/include/kicad_string.h b/include/kicad_string.h
index 71bce02119..09cc1e5506 100644
--- a/include/kicad_string.h
+++ b/include/kicad_string.h
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ wxString EscapeString( const wxString& aSource, ESCAPE_CONTEXT aContext );
 
 wxString UnescapeString( const wxString& aSource );
 
+/**
+ * Remove markup (such as overbar or subscript) that we can't render to menu items.
+ */
+wxString PrettyPrintForMenu( const wxString& aString );
+
 /**
  * Copy bytes from @a aSource delimited string segment to @a aDest buffer.
  *